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Prepare New Drain with Sealants

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Easy Replacement Of A Bathtub Drain!

What happens here

Separate the new drain stopper from the drain body. Take a small amount of plumber's putty (Sta Put brand is shown) and roll it into a thin rope-like shape, then apply it around the underside of the new drain's flange. Next, apply pipe dope (Megaloc brand is shown) to the rubber gasket that sits below the tub. Also apply pipe dope to the threads of the new drain body. Finally, wrap the threads of the new drain body with Teflon tape (PTFE thread seal tape) to ensure a tight seal and facilitate easier removal in the future.

Goal: Prepare the new drain body by applying plumber's putty to the flange, and pipe dope and Teflon tape to the threads for a watertight seal and easier future removal.

Tools and materials

  • Pipe Dope (Megaloc)
  • Plumber's Putty (Sta Put)
  • Teflon Tape (PTFE Thread Seal Tape)

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We're going to grab our new one, spin this part, grab yourself a bit of plumber's putty. I'll put a link for a smaller tub of this stuff. Nobody needs this big unless you're doing a lot of work. Roll it out, pull out your old school Play-Doh skills from back in the day. Our new gasket is going to go underneath here, but I like to put some mega lock on both sides. Okay, a little bit of pipe dope. This stuff is good for metal and plastic. I'm going to push this back down a little bit and just going to get that started. You just want to work it in between that gap. There you go. So we got that rolling. The other thing I like to do, a little bit of tough one. Okay, after you put that on, I just like a little bit of tough one. The same tons of tough one. This is just enough to make sure that it comes out the next time I want it to come out. You've seen some of these things not come out. People say, oh man, it doesn't matter. It's a coming in plastic. It'll come out of plastic. Sometimes they're hard, man. Sometimes these things break. These crosses break out of here. This thing can be a little bit of a barrier to get out. I just like to make it as easy as possible. Then we're going to go a little bit more mega lock on here. Get that in.

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